"Bacteria is added to the urine which breaks it down into the ammonium nitrate that plants need to grow."
Why that extra processing step? Soil bacteria do the urea→ammonia step just fine. Not to mention that urea is a very safe & stable compound.
Another issue is the possibility of spreading pathogens. A gardener can deal with this by just letting the urine sit for a # of months. But perhaps that's not a good approach for an industrial process?
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"Bacteria is added to the urine which breaks it down into the ammonium nitrate that plants need to grow."
Why that extra processing step? Soil bacteria do the urea→ammonia step just fine. Not to mention that urea is a very safe & stable compound.
Another issue is the possibility of spreading pathogens. A gardener can deal with this by just letting the urine sit for a # of months. But perhaps that's not a good approach for an industrial process?
Btw. "pee" in the url - nice touch. :)